Neil. Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 much better?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Well they have a unique kind of sound, try listening to some sound clips and decide yourself. I don't like them personally but I know a good few people that adore them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 a bit of progress. not much as i have other things to be doing. plus i dont want to go too fast as i dont have all the bits yet can anyone spot the repair on the body? the router took a chunk out and i had to glue a new bit on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Looking very good so far, can't wait to see this one done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian27 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Looking very good so far, can't wait to see this one done +1 Its a sexy shape. Certain things are 'just right' and you can't quite put your finger on why! Looks tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwantamanson Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 (edited) your guitars remind me of the ones my luthier makes i went to see him the other day, he is doing some work on my manson and installing some pickups into one of my other guitars.. heres some of his guitars. Edited July 10, 2008 by iwantamanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijs Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 can't spot the repair myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 hehe yay! its only a tiny bit to be fair, but it is a pretty invisible join which is good. not that it matters as it will be covered by the finish if i do it the way im thinking about doing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 i definitely can't spot it... wanna point it out?? It looks great hooglebug. That wood is seriously so cool. I'd love to make a guitar out of it. It's so cool the way it looks aged before you even start working on it. There's a strange resemblance between your guitars and ritter basses. Do you know them?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 a strange resemblance? are you implying something? hehe just looked on their site and apart from a couple of them being offset lower bouts i really dont see it to be fair the repair is on the right hand side of the treble horn by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 lol! i dodn't mean anything like plagiarism or anything. It's more like, your guitars remind me of them. but thats not a bad thing! i like them both. i still cant see the repair by the way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 this is the repair. you can see it from the side, and in this pic on the top, but in real life, unless you're really really looking for it you cant see it on the top. not that it matters, as it will be covered anyway and heres a little pic with the pups and bridge havent done anything for a few days as iv been doing other things, and cant really do much more with it until my carbon rod arrives. which i ordered last friday, the same day i placed a stewmac order, which was shipped on monday and arrived on wednesday, from america. and still no sign, a week later, of the carbon rod from england. o dear o dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zooropa1310 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Trisonics = Brian May. So how do they sound? I've heard that they are fatter single coils, similar to P90s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 yeah they're kind of half way between single coil and p90, verging more towards p90. they're air coils with a bar magnet placed inside the coil after its been formed, rather than the wire being wrapped around pole magnets like most other pickups. thats why they sound so different. they're kind of fat and smooth and creamy hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 that looks really great with the matching chrome bridge. what finish did you say you were going to put on it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 lol again you ask! cant wait to see huh? a very light black tint and then black burst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 lol again you ask! cant wait to see huh? a very light black tint and then black burst so basically, it'll be like a black tint in the middle fading to full black around the edges? Am i correct in guessing that in the middle, you'll still be able to see the grain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted July 13, 2008 Author Share Posted July 13, 2008 yeah the wood will still be there in all its rustic glory. well, apart from on the sides it will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 that sounds like it'll be such a nice finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 not much done. cut the neck and headstock profile out, truss rod channel, glued in carbon rods (which FINALLY came) and cut out the control cavity and cover. did a bit of carving today the good old fashioned way with a rasp, a file and a spoke shave. takes a year longer than with an angle grinder, but a lot more satisfying  treble side is pretty much done but lots more of the bass side to do  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 looks great hooglebug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 not much done. cut the neck and headstock profile out, truss rod channel, glued in carbon rods (which FINALLY came) and cut out the control cavity and cover. did a bit of carving today the good old fashioned way with a rasp, a file and a spoke shave. takes a year longer than with an angle grinder, but a lot more satisfying treble side is pretty much done but lots more of the bass side to do   Good stuff, it's all about the rasp and the file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Good stuff, it's all about the rasp and the file  speaking of which, i'm due to get the body of my first custom in august. IF i get it, and i decide to put in a contour at the heel, could i technically just sand it to fuck? (BY HAND!) i know it would take ages, but at least i can be slow and take my time about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 yes you could. yes it would take ages. yes you could be careful about it  hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian27 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 speaking of which, i'm due to get the body of my first custom in august. IF i get it, and i decide to put in a contour at the heel, could i technically just sand it to fuck? (BY HAND!) i know it would take ages, but at least i can be slow and take my time about it. You can sand to fuck, it does work! But the good old rasp is a great tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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